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Melissa Long
Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Background: Long held several positions in the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, including Title VI Coordinator and senior legal counsel.
At a glance
- Court
- Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) (December 8, 2020)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Gina Raimondo (D)
- Appointment date
- December 8, 2020
- Took office
- January 11, 2021
- Current term ends
- Not listed
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Virginia, 1992
- Law: George Mason University, 1995
- Prior offices
- Rhode Island Superior Court (2017 - 2021)
- Profession
- Lawyer
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Melissa Long’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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